2024-03-29T00:58:55Zhttps://riubu.ubu.es/oai/requestoai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/70062022-10-26T11:42:47Zcom_10259.4_104com_10259_2604col_10259_6848
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Balboa Marras, Adriana
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Abreu Menéndez, Orlando Víctor
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González Villa, Javier
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Alvear Portilla, Daniel
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2021-07
Nowadays, a major safety challenge in rail transport is to manage the incidents and
emergencies in the most efficient possible way. The current contingency plans tend to be
based on static procedures not taking into account how real-time conditions affect them.
Consequently, the decision-making process may well suffer delays and the possibility of
occurrence for human mistakes could raise since the required measures are expected to be
carried out under important pressure. In this study, focused on commuter trains, railway
safety is enhanced by a new intelligent emergency management system which aims to
support the operator tasks in a real-time incident or emergency situation. This cyberphysical
system is composed by two main modules: one on board the train, including
sensors and GPS, and other integrated in the control centre addressing four computational
models. Those models cover (1) the detection of different types of incidents/emergencies
using the information received from on board sensors, (2) the calculation of the evacuation
process (if necessary), (3) the selection, estimation of routes and communication with
emergency services required for each event, and finally (4) a provision of actions to
support the operator decisions. Communication between modules is provided by GPRS
due to actual technology available in the pilot trains. This system has been implemented in
an actual railway line in Cantabria (Santander-Cabezón de la Sal) and three practical
demonstrations were defined based on several use cases, which were tested using a pilot
facility incorporating all sensors and devices installed in those trains. Results demonstrated
the benefits of the new system.
978-84-18465-12-3
http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7006
10.36443/10259/7006
Seguridad
Ferrocarriles
Transporte de mercancías
Safety
Railways
Transportation of goods
Intelligent emergency management system for railway transport